The Catcher In The Rye is a book about a young teenage boy by the name of Holden Caulfield. Holden is the narrator and telling his own story. The book starts off in Pennsylvania at a private school by the name of Pencey Academy. Holden finds out he is going to be thrown out of the Academy for bad gardes. He decides to leave three days earlier than he is supposed to. He travles to New York City where most of the story takes place. New York City poses a big problem for Holden because he says it is filled with "phonys" and Holden hates "phonys". He does not have many freinds and here is the reason why. 'Don’t tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody'."(Salinger 214)
Why This Book Is Outstanding
This is an outstanding book because it shows the life of a teenager through his own eye. There are many hardships that Holden faces throughout the book, and some of them are the exact same as the ones teenagers have to deal with in real life. This book also has tips for teens. One is that you can't do everything on your own. Holden tries to do that in school, and look where it got him. Also, whenever he is alone he finds himself getting into trouble. He gets drunk, and even hires a prostitute. After the prostitute leaves he is mugged because he didn't pay her enough money. The book also shows how to be a good sibling. He adores his sister Pheobe and shows in it many ways. "The Little Shirley Beans album cost my five bucks, but i didn't care because I knew that Pheobe would love it" (Salinger). He also really cares a lot about his brother Allie. He takes Allie's baseball mitt wherever he goes. The sad thing, however, is that his brother Allie is dead. His older brother D.B. is a Hollywood writer, and Holdne talks about him a lot in the beginning too. All in all this book has many great aspects to it. It really shows the life and hardships that a lot of teenagers go thorugh.
Would I Redommend This Book?
I would definately recommend this book to people. It shows all the problems that people have to deal with in their lives, and many people could probably leanr a thing or two from it. The bad thing about this book is it is quite graphic. It tells a lot about how a young teenage boy thinks. It talks about sex a lot and it uses a lot of profanity. The profanity is almost there to help you though, because it shows how Holden thinks, and speaks his mind.]
It Is On The Outstanding Book List beacuse. . .
This book was on the list because it is a great piece of literature. It teaches many life lessons, and all in all is just a great book to read. Mr. Salinger does a wonder job of using dialogue in it. All the slang terms and profanity really make it almost lifelike, because it is how most teenagers thinkg and talk. It really captures the spirit of growing up, and learning to become an adult.
Works Cited
Natchez, Jon and Phillips, Brian. SparkNote on The Catcher in the Rye. 27 Mar. 2008 <http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catcher/>.
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Salinger, J. D. The Catcher In The Rye. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951
Why This Book Is Outstanding
This is an outstanding book because it shows the life of a teenager through his own eye. There are many hardships that Holden faces throughout the book, and some of them are the exact same as the ones teenagers have to deal with in
Would I Redommend This Book?
I would definately recommend this book to people. It shows all the problems that people have to deal with in their lives, and many people could probably leanr a thing or two from it. The bad thing about this book is it is quite graphic. It tells a lot about how a young teenage boy thinks. It talks about sex a lot and it uses a lot of profanity. The profanity is almost there to help you though, because it shows how Holden thinks, and speaks his mind.]
It Is On The Outstanding Book List beacuse. . .
This book was on the list because it is a great piece of literature. It teaches many life lessons, and all in all is just a great book to read. Mr. Salinger does a wonder job of using dialogue in it. All the slang terms and profanity really make it almost lifelike, because it is how most teenagers thinkg and talk. It really captures the spirit of growing up, and learning to become an adult.
Works Cited
Natchez, Jon and Phillips, Brian. SparkNote on The Catcher in the Rye. 27 Mar. 2008 <http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catcher/>.
Website Sponsored By: Barnes & Noble
Salinger, J. D. The Catcher In The Rye. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951